Skoda Rapid : Tyre & wheel upgrade thread

This is a discussion on Skoda Rapid : Tyre & wheel upgrade thread within Tyre & Alloy wheel Section, part of the Modifications & Accessories category; Originally Posted by Nikhilb2008
The CPC2s are worse. Which is why given the current choices, I think the S drives ...

For the Yoko S.Drives 205/55 R15, i've set 33psi.
Is this correct? What would you recommend?

Congrats for getting the car and tyres ...
Even I am looking for upsizing my stock tyres. I have booked TDI Ambition and would be getting it in January.

I would suggest you to keep the stock alloys and just upgrade the tyres (if you have not done it already)

Would like to talk to you on that. Not sure, whether we can share phone numbers or email Ids directly on TeamBHP. I tried for the option to message you directly through Team BHP. Couldn't find it anywhere. Is there any way we can get in touch with each other on this ?

With upto 2 or 3 people in the car with light luggage, the factory recommendation of 32psi (or 33psi) in front, and 29psi (or 30psi) at the rear tyres works best even for the 205/55/R15 upsize - in both city and highway driving conditions.

Still yet to try a full load of 5 people + luggage, but in any case I doubt i"ll be setting the recommended max load pressures of 36psi front, and 39psi rear, seems overkill.

Does anybody have an opinion on 205/50/16 ? Will the ride get bumpier ? I just found the deviation from 185/60/15 to be around 1.4%. I heard we get Pirelli P6, Yoko A Drives and Hankook in this spec. Any recommendations ?

I have 195/60 R15 Pirelli P6 on my Skoda Rapid and I can tell you that this imho is the best size. You get great handling without losing ride comfort. This is a practical choice if youd ask me for our roads.

I have 195/60 R15 Pirelli P6 on my Skoda Rapid and I can tell you that this imho is the best size. You get great handling without losing ride comfort. This is a practical choice if youd ask me for our roads.

Please do post a detailed review of the tyres. There is a lack of good reviews on the forum regarding these tyres.

I have not driven a lot yet to post a detailed review but my initial impression is satisfactory. The tyre is certainly a lot quieter than the stock. It looks very well constructed. Tested it quite a bit in some really tight corners and I was very impressed with the way it stuck to the roads. It also performed well under braking. The person who recommended this tyre has been in the tyre business for a while so I took his word for it.